1950 – The Yanks move back in first with a twin win over the Senators, 5 – 1 and 6 – 2.
1950 – The Yanks move back in first with a twin win over the Senators, 5 – 1 and 6 – 2.
1950 – The Yanks move back in first with a twin win over the Senators, 5 – 1 and 6 – 2.
On September 10, 1950, In New York’s 8-1 victory over the Senators Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hits three 400-foot home runs against the Washington Senators. DiMaggio becomes the first major leaguer to hit three home runs in a game at spacious Griffith Stadium…DiMaggio becomes the first major leaguer to hit three home…
For the second consecutive year, the Red Sox sweep the home season series with the A’s. The winning streak at Fenway now extends to 22 wins without a loss against Philadelphia.
9/10/1950: The Phillies’ Jackie Mayo homered in the bottom of the sixth inning before the game was called due to rain. Since the sixth inning had not been completed, the score (and stats) reverted back to the previous full inning because the lost homer left the Phillies still trailing, by a score of 3-2.
San Francisco (Pacific Coast League) lefty Al Lien throws a 17-inning, 1 – 0, shutout over the Hollywood Stars.
With the Phillies in the thick of a pennant race, their southpaw starter Curt Simmons will miss the rest of the season, as well as the entire 1951 campaign, when his National Guard unit is activated due to the Korean conflict. The left-hander, who is stationed at Indiana’s Camp Atterbury, will be granted a leave to watch his team in the World Series, but Philadelphia decides not to request he be made eligible to participate in the Fall Classic.
The Tigers and White Sox finally finish a game that started in April. The game was originally scheduled as the nitecap of a doubleheader on April 30th, but was halted by darkness after 9 innings deadlocked at 7 – 7. Rescheduled for August 10th, the contest was halted in the 7th with the score 1 – 1. Art Houtteman finally settles it with a 1 – 0, 12-inning win. Hoot Evers triples and scores on a single by Johnny Groth. The league leaders fail to cash in by losing the nitecap, 5 – 4, cutting their lead to a half game over New York and a game ahead of Boston.
The Red Sox advance to within a half-game of the second-place Yankees by walloping the A’s, 8 – 3 and 11 – 3. All the Boston runs in the opener are unearned. In game two, a 7-run second inning allows Walt Masterson to win. Dom DiMaggio steals his 15th: his 15 stolen bases will lead the American League, the lowest league-leading total in history.
Sal Maglie of the Giants hurls his fourth consecutive shutout, tying a major-league record, and beats the Dodgers, 2 – 0. Alvin Dark’s two homers provide the runs.
1950 – Russ Meyer snaps the Phils’ 5-game losing streak with a 4 – 3 victory over the Dodgers.
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